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Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:45:27 +0000en-UShourly1National Intern, Coordination Unit (OCHA) – Kyivhttp://www.gubta.com/national-intern-coordination-unit-ocha-kyiv/
Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:45:27 +0000http://www.gubta.com/national-intern-coordination-unit-ocha-kyiv/UNDP internship programme offers an outstanding graduate-level students and recent graduates from diverse academic backgrounds the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to the development issues and a first-hand impression of the day-to-day working environment of OCHA. It is designed to complement development-oriented studies with practical experience in various professional aspects. Interns are not financially remunerated […]

]]>UNDP internship programme offers an outstanding graduate-level students and recent graduates from diverse academic backgrounds the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to the development issues and a first-hand impression of the day-to-day working environment of OCHA. It is designed to complement development-oriented studies with practical experience in various professional aspects. Interns are not financially remunerated by UNDP.

Objective of the internship: is to provide students and recent graduates from diverse academic backgrounds exposure to humanitarian issues and a first-hand impression of the day-to-day working environment of OCHA, while contributing creatively to the work of the office.

The provision of humanitarian aid requires concerted action by numerous actors. Around the world, the United Nations is mandated to play a central role in inter-agency coordination of humanitarian assistance. In this context, following the outbreak of the crisis, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) established a presence in Ukraine in 2014. By September 2015, OCHA already had staff in Kyiv and in field offices in Donetsk, Kramatorsk, Kyiv, Luhansk, Mariupol and Sievierodonetsk.

The mission of the UN OCHA is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors.

The Coordination Unit works to improve the timeliness and effectiveness of humanitarian response by ensuring greater predictability, accountability and partnership. The Unit serves as an engine for inter-agency/inter-cluster coordination mechanisms driving operational and technical coordination; facilitates inter-agency consolidated planning and appeal process; monitors the state and progress of humanitarian response to people in need; promotes and facilitates humanitarian response preparedness efforts; and provides secretariat support to the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinator and the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT). The Unit works hand-in-hand with Information Management and Public Information/Reporting Units under the day-to-day guidance of the Deputy Head of Office/Inter-Cluster Coordinator.

]]>Democrat defeats Moore in Alabama racehttp://www.gubta.com/democrat-defeats-moore-in-alabama-race/
Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:45:24 +0000http://www.gubta.com/democrat-defeats-moore-in-alabama-race/Media playback is unsupported on your device Doug Jones has become the first Democrat in 25 years to win a US Senate seat for Alabama, after a bitter campaign against Republican Roy Moore. His unexpected victory deals a blow to President Donald Trump, who backed Mr Moore, and narrows the Republican majority in the Senate […]

There was a total of 1.7% of votes for write-ins, where voters wrote in names of candidates who did not appear on the ballot paper.

Even if the final result is outside the 0.5% margin, either candidate can request a recount if they are prepared to pay the costs.

Mr Moore, a 70-year-old former judge, told his supporters it was not yet over.

“We’ve been painted in an unfavourable and unfaithful light,” he said. “Realise that when the vote is this close that it’s not over.”

Although Mr Moore did not concede, President Trump congratulated Mr Jones in a tweet shortly after US media declared him the winner, adding that “Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time”.

Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory. The write-in votes played a very big factor, but a win is a win. The people of Alabama are great, and the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends!

The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election. I was right! Roy worked hard but the deck was stacked against him!

Who is Doug Jones?

Mr Jones told his supporters in a victory speech that the “entire race has been about dignity and respect”.

“This campaign has been about the rule of law. This campaign has been about common courtesy and decency and making sure everyone in this state, regardless of which zip code you live in, is going to get a fair shake in life,” he said before the crowd erupted in cheers.

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The 63-year-old is a former lawyer known for helping convict two Ku Klux Klan members who bombed a black church in 1963 in Birmingham, killing four girls. He has never held elected office.

Why was Roy Moore so controversial?

But it was allegations of sexual misconduct made by several women, some when they were teenagers, that dogged Mr Moore’s campaign and drew national attention to the special election.

One accuser alleges Mr Moore molested her when she was 14 while another claims he sexually assaulted her in a car while she was a teenager.

The claims against Mr Moore came amid a wave of allegations of sexual misconduct against prominent figures that has led to the resignation of three politicians.

What effect will the election have on the Senate?

The election will reduce the Republican majority in the Senate to 51-49.

However, Luther Strange – the Republican appointed to replace Mr Sessions as an interim senator in February – is likely to remain in the seat until early January.

This means the party will still have time to pass its tax-cut bill and vote on any year-end budgetary resolutions, but after that the window for legislative success narrows considerably, says the BBC’s Anthony Zurcher.

After Mr Jones takes his seat, the Republicans can only afford to lose one vote – in the event of a 50-50 split Vice-President Mike Pence will have the casting vote.